Biography

Joseph Clark was born and raised in Rochester, NY. He attended St. John Fisher University, graduating with a B.S. in chemistry in 2008. In pursuit of his interest in organic chemistry method development and catalysis, he completed a Ph.D. in the research group of Professor Steven T. Diver at the University at Buffalo in 2014. He joined Professor M. Christina White’s group in September of 2014 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. While in the White group he received a NIH NRSA Ruth Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellowship. Joseph joined the chemistry faculty at Marquette University in August of 2018 as an assistant professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2024. Beginning August 2024, Joseph accepted a faculty position in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and moved his group there. Joseph is a recipient of several major grants and awards such as the NIH ESI MIRA, NSF CAREER award, ACS PRF, and Thieme Chemistry Journals Award.